Cutbacks - English meaning

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Usage examples:

He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

Usage examples:

He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

verb

Make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.

Usage examples:

The population of the area has decreased radically

noun

An instance or example of becoming smaller or fewer.

Usage examples:

A decrease in births

verb

To become smaller or make something less

Usage examples:

[ i ] car sales decreased sharply this year., i haven’t noticed any decrease in ticket sales.

noun

The state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money.

Usage examples:

He favours tax cuts to stimulate the economy

noun

The system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country or region is made and used

Usage examples:

Tourism contributes millions of dollars to the region’s economy., for the purpose of economy, you m…

noun

The system of making money and producing and distributing goods and services within a country or region

Usage examples:

On average, china accounts for almost half of the total export growth of east asian economies., the…

noun

The action or fact of making something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

Usage examples:

Talks on arms reduction

noun

The reduction of costs or spending in response to economic difficulty.

Usage examples:

This period of retrenchment will see companies shed staff

noun

The act of spending less or reducing costs

Usage examples:

The closures will be the first substantial retrenchment at the store for 10 years., the big retrenc…

noun

A reduction or decrease.

Usage examples:

A 5 per cent rollback of personal income taxes

verb

Restore (a database) to a previously defined state.

noun

The act of reducing or reversing (= changing to what it was before) the effect of a particular arrangement

Usage examples:

They do not want to see any rollback of this agreement., they appear to be agitating for a roll-bac…

noun

An economy of or reduction in money, time, or another resource.

Usage examples:

This resulted in a considerable saving in development costs

adjective

Preventing waste of a particular resource.

Usage examples:

Innovative money-saving ideas for students

preposition

With the exception of; except.

verb

Cut with a wide, sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword.

Usage examples:

For what felt like hours we climbed behind the trackers slashing the undergrowth ahead

noun

A wide, sweeping stroke made with a knife or sword.

Usage examples:

The man took a mighty slash at his head with a large sword

conjunction

An oblique stroke (/) in print or writing, used between alternatives (e.g. and/or ), in fractions (e.g. 3/4 ), in ratios (e.g. miles/day ), or between separate elements of a text.

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noun

Small pieces trimmed off something.

Usage examples:

Hedge trimmings

verb

Make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.

Usage examples:

Trim the grass using a sharp mower

noun

(a piece of) decorative material added around the edge of something

Usage examples:

I want a plain black cardigan with no fancy trimmings., i wore my red jacket with the black trim., …